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7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 21 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Virginia Stark v. Mars, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Stark v. Mars, Inc. Anchor | green | “(6) a written representation; (7) plan provisions which, although unambiguous, did not allow for individual calculation of benefits; and (8) extraordinary circumstances in which the balance of equities strongly favors the application of estoppel.” | 3 |
| 2 | Virginia Stark v. Mars, Inc. | green | “guilty of misfeasance, not the malfeasance that estoppel requires.” | 3 |
| 3 | Pell v. EI DuPont De Nemours & Co. Inc. | green | “he would have explored whether he could return to his former employer, get another job with a better pension, or retire sooner and start a consulting business” | 3 |
| 4 | Thornton v. Graphic Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Supplemental Retirement & Disability Fund | green | “congress's stated motivations for enacting erisa, particularly the anti-cutback rule, corroborate our conclusion that what amounts to an 'accrued benefit' depends strictly on the terms of the pension plan(s) in effect while the employee was engaged in covered employment.” | 3 |
| 5 | Smiljanich v. General Motors Corp. | green | “loss of opportunity to improve one's position.” | 3 |
| 6 | Smiljanich v. General Motors Corp. | green | “even in the face of persistent inquiries by” | 3 |
| 7 | Smiljanich v. General Motors Corp. | green | “indicated that rassini was prepared to offer a salary which reasonably approximated the total compensation (salary and benefits) of full retirement at gm.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.